Metallic tie.



Patented July 28, 1914.

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L. G. EARL.

METALLIC TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY e, 1913. RENEWED JUNE 18, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON. D. C.

L. G. EARL.

METALLIC TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 191a. RENEWED JUNE 18, 1914.- 1 1 O5, 325

Patented July 28,1914.

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Specification of Letters'Patent.

Patented July 28,1914.

Application filed May 6, 1913, Serial No. 765,890. Renewed June 18, 1914. SerialNo. 845,981.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, LEE G. EARL, a citizen of the United States, residing at J acksonville, in the county of Duval and State of Florida, have invented certain newand use ful Improvements in Metallic Ties, OfWlllCh the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ties and more particularly to a metallic tie which will eliminate the'use of spikes, splice bars or other analogous fastening means and wh ch at the same time will prevent the creeping of the rail upon the tie which has very often been due to the fact that the spikes have been withdrawn from the ties, due to the pressure exerted upon the rail.

An object of this invention is the provision of a tie which will automatically lock the rail therein and from which the rail may be readily extracted when it is so desired.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a tie which is provided w th pivoted ends so as to facilitate the insertlon and extraction of the rail with respect tothe tie and means for making said ends stationary by simple and eflicient means which will I be more fully hereinafter described. 7

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scope of my invention will be more readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims forming a part of this specification.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevationof my improved tie showing the rails in place thereon; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a detail enlarged perspective view of one of the ends; Fig. 4 is a detail enlarged perspective view of a portion of the tie proper; Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a portion of the tie showing the end thereof swung downwardly and in a position to receive the rail; and Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the rail showing a notch in one of the base flanges thereof.

It has been well known in this art to provide metallic ties which have the opposite ends thereof pivoted so as to facilitate the insertion andextraction of the rail with respect to the tie, without providing means for preventing the rail from coming out of the tie due to the ballast or earth onwhich the tie has been laid, being washed away by the flow of water or the like which isvery often the case, thereby allowing the ends to bereadily inserted orextracted but likewise to provide a device in which the rail after havingbeen inserted will be prevented from either transverse or lateral movement due to a peculiar formation of the tie which has been made to overcome objections heretofore appearing devices of this character.

In the drawings wherein is shown the preferred form of my invention, the numeral 10 indicates the tie proper which maybe made of any suitable metal and has the opposite ends thereof reduced so as to form arms 11, the said arms extending upwardly through the transverse recessed portion 22 of the railso as to form a shoulder 18 which is shown to advantage in Fig. 1. The arms'll are provided with 0-penings 1t and 14 the function of which will be more fully hereinafter described. -A longitudinal slot or opening 15 is formed in the tie which not only reduces the weight thereof but likewise arranged studs l6'on the base thereof which likewise prevent movement of the tie and especially eliminates thelateral movement thereof. l

Ends17 are provided, each of which has a recess 18 which conforms to the curvature of f the arms 11 and is adapted for the reception of the same, being pivotally mountedthero on through the medium'of a bolt19 or a similar pivotal means which extends-through the opening 1 1 and is provided not only in the arms but likewise in the ends 17 which is shown to advantage in Fig. 3. The ends 17 are further pro'vided with transversely extending recesses 20' which are adapted for the reception of one side of thebase'fiange of the rail, the other sideextending through the transverse recess 12 in the tie proper; In Fig. 6 is shown a rail 21 which has a notch 22 therein, the said notch'being adapted for engagement with the shoulder 13 which is provided by extending the arms 11 upwardly through the recess 12 and thereby eliminates the transverse movement of the railon the tie. V

After the rail has been inserted in the tie,

through thereby holding the said ends in a stationary position so as to eliminate the danger of the rail jumping out of the tiewhen undue pressure is exerted thereon especially in going around curves where the flange of the wheel comes in contact with the side of the rail and has a tendency to force the same outwardly on the tie if means have not been provided to insure the anticreeping of the rail.

In the construction of a railroad of this type, the tie would be first laid on the ballast and the rail then placed thereon which would be done by hoisting the tie upwardly through the medium of a jack or any suitable hoisting means so as to allow the pivoted ends thereof to swing downwardly as shown to advantage in Fig. 5. As soon as the rail has been placed on the tie, the base flanges of the rail which come in contact with the inner ends 24 0f the pivoted member 17 will swing said ends 17 upwardly into a horizontal position due to the pressure of the rail, thereby automatically locking the same in the tie. When it is desired to move the rail from the tie, the tie is hoisted so as to allow the pivoted end 17 thereof to move in a downward direction and the rail is readily extracted therefrom. As before stated, after the rail has been inserted in the tie, the bolts 23 are passed through the openings 14 which will rigidly engage the end 17 with the tie proper 10. Ballast is then placed in the slot or opening 15 of the tie which, as before stated, is for'the purpose of preventing the movement thereof.

It will be understood that the above description and accompanying drawings comprehend only the general and preferred embodiment of my invention and that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of the parts may be made within the scope of the appended claims and without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A metallic tie including a plurality of sections, the intermediate of said sections being provided with an arm on each end thereof, the said intermediate section being provided with a transverse recess in each end thereof, the said arm having a portion thereof extending upwardly and bisecting said transverse recess, the ends of said tie being adapted for pivotal engagement upon said arms, said ends being provided with transverse recesses on the inner ends thereof, the recesses in said intermediate portion alining with the recesses in said ends whereby to provide a seat for the base flange of a base flange of a rail, said shoulders extending through said base flange so as to prevent the longitudinal movement thereof.

3. A metallic tie comprising a plurality of sections, the intermediate of said sections being provided with a longitudinal slot therein adapted for the reception of materials for preventing the movement of said tie, arms formed on the opposite ends of said intermediate section, said intermediate section being further provided with recesses in the opposite ends thereof, shoulders extending upwardly and hisecting said recesses,

the end portions of said tie being pivotally mounted on said arms and provided with transverse recesses on the inner ends thereof, the recesses of said intermediate portion alining with the recesses of said end portions and adapted to receive the base flange of a rail therein, said shoulders adapted for engagement with said base flange for preventing the movement thereof and a bolt carried by said ends and said arms for holding said ends in a fixed position.

4. A device of the character described including a plurality of pivotally connected solid sections the intermediate of which is provided with an elongated longitudinally extending slot, a multiplicity of studs arranged on the base of said tie, said elongated section having each end thereof reduced so as to provide arms each of which is adapted for engagement beneath a rail, the end sect ons of sald tie engaging said rail for holding the same on said arms, and bolts extending through said ends and said arms, for holding the former, at times, in a fixed position.

5. A device of the character described including a plurality of pivotally connected solid sections the intermediate of which is provided with an elongated longitudinally extending slot, a multiplicity of uniformly spaced apart transversely extending studs arranged on the base of said intermediate section, each end of said elongated section being reduced so as to provide an arm for engagement beneath the base flange of a rail, said opposite ends having portions thereof cut out above said arms in which the one side of said base flange engages, the pivoted ends of said tie having a portion thereof out out so as to provide a bifurcated ends for holding the latter, at times, in a. end, the branches of the bifurcation engagfixed position.

ing with the arms of said elongated section, In testimony whereof I aflix my signature a bolt for pivotally engaging each of said inpresence of two witnesses.

ends with said elongated section, and a bolt LEE Gr. EARL. extending through the branches of said Witnesses:

bifurcated end and subjacent the expanding NELLIE LYBROOK,

recesses of said elongated section and said ABNER PYLES.

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